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The Mano of Guinea

The Mano of Guinea, numbering approximately 111,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mande people descended from the Soumano clan of the Mali Empire's Gbara council, who migrated south into forested highlands from the 13th century to settle Guinea-Liberia border lands, maintaining separate poro and sande initiation schools. They mostly adhere to Animism and Mano is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Mano

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Guinea
People Cluster: Mande
Primary Language(s): Mano (mev)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 111,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013425
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

80%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mano
Language Family: Mande

100%
%
Maan Speakers

Media Resources in Mano:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Mano:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1978 Bible Society in Liberia✓✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Mano bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Mano are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Mano:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Mano of Guinea

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
readRomans 5:10

Pray that any who may be enemies of God will grasp the depth of God's love demonstrated through Christ's death for the ungodly, and be reconciled to Him.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!
readPsalm 105:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and may feel weak in their current circumstances, they will seek the Lord's presence and persevere in the Lord's strength.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
readColossians 4:3-4

Ask God to open doors for believers to share the gospel and help them communicate it clearly so that more people will understand the mystery of Christ and turn to follow Him.

Mano Across Countries (ROP3 - 106278) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ManoPG013517ManoLiberia446,000No Longer UnreachedManoAnimism
ManoPG013425ManoGuinea111,000Engaged yet UnreachedManoAnimism

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